For all my painters out there, you wouldn't start a painting by dipping your brush into dirty water first.  Well, in a similar light, Chef Dr. Mike is here to remind us that what we put into our mouths shouldn't come from contaminated sources.   "As America’s only Board-Certified Interventional Cardiologist, Professor of Culinary Medicine, and Professional Chef; Chef Dr. Mike combines culinary talents with his cutting-edge medical expertise and evidence-based insights" Chef Dr. Mike wants you to know that once you have a good foundation for what type of food to buy, and remember some ..read more

Welcome to Episode 1 of Season 4. The entertaining and very educated, Howard Berg is the guest of honor today.  He is a speed reader extraordinaire. This is more about him taken directly from his website https://berglearning.com/about/ : Howard “Speedy” Berg has been recognized for setting the world record for speed reading. He is listed in the 1990 Guinness Book of World Records for reading more than 25,000 words a minute and writing more than 100 words a minute. Howard is a graduate of S.U.N.Y, Binghamton where he majored in Biology and then completed a four year psychology program in o ..read more

Welcome to the last episode of Season 3. Our guest is Haden Starbuck and she is a much needed in this world, Creativity Coach.   In this interview she speaks about how she realized finding fun is one of the most important things for her and where being a creative fits into that.  She also goes over the many services she offers, plenty of freebies and a group as well. This is from her website: "Creatrix Compass offers Life and Creativity Coaching and Classes for the Creativity timid and the Creativity curious. We would love for you to come Play with us. Below you will find variou ..read more

Welcome to Season 3, Episode 9 featuring Costanza Roeder. Constanza speaks about how her positive experience on a children's oncology unit helped motivate her to start this organization for adults with cancer.  Yes, ADULTS.   Costanza's organization, Hearts Need Art (you can find here: https://heartsneedart.org/) provides expressive arts to patients, caregivers and healthcare workers. You can find freebies on her website that are supportive and can help prevent burnout as well as ways to support her organization and the artists providing the services. We also discuss how creativity i ..read more

Welcome to Season 3, Episode 8! Eric B has a podcast called: The Life X Of Eric, and it's about "giving you actionable tips each episode you can execute dailyl to improve your life, mindset, and acquire your goals..." I was so grateful to have Eric as a guest because many people in creative fields share that they have difficulty making a  living from what they do. Eric gives examples of how he used creative thinking to make his resume look good, negotiate with interviews, and look at life from such a great attitude, no matter what it throws at you.  His tips can be beneficial for any ..read more

Welcome to Season 3, Episode 7! Meet Gaby Deimeke.  She is a portrait and lifestyle photographer who loves capturing the personalities of the people she photographs and she is always trying new things, such as gifs and video.  Gaby talks about how she went from photography student to photography business owner, despite the warning from some of her photography professors that making a profit from it wasn't possible. Gaby has a great spirit and is super encouraging to all who have a passion and may be unsure of how to develop it.  Also, last but not least, Gaby is on a mission to ..read more

Welcome to Season 3, Episode 6! Jenn Ashton, author and artist is the kind and talented guest today.  Her work has been published starting at the young age of 14! Today she talks about how she kept up with writing through her life and tried out different jobs along the way, and eventually turned into a full time writer and artist.  The art part wasn't something she had planned on, but she enjoys it fully and that can be seen in her various creations, found here: http://jenniferashton.ca/WP/ She also continues writing and has a book out that has been short listed for the Indigenous Vo ..read more

Welcome to Season 3, Episode 5! Elliot Evans is the honored guest today, and he is currently a Life Coach.   Elliot has had a life long passion and love of music, however he studied finance.   What made that happen?  How did that work out for him?  What wisdom does he have to pass on for creatives who struggle with feeling like their craft won't give them a lifestyle they want? He tells all in this conversation, and let me tell you he has tried all as well... Enjoy! You can contact Elliott at Elliotthecoach@gmail.com   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.sp ..read more

Welcome to Season 3, episode 4, our guest today is DAVID FEINBERG. David is a lot...a comedian, a podcast host, a video artist and a creative enthusiast, and a teacher of non-violent communication.  Before we started the podcast, he was thoughtful enough to ask what my pronouns are.  I think that speaks volumes about David's character and from my point of view, there is a pureness about him that makes his passion for his art intense...which is ironic because as you will hear, David uses filters and liquids to make abstract designs on and through video projection. Such a fun conversat ..read more

Welcome to Season 3, Episode 3! Today's guest is Rachel Kling, author of the book: My Walk on the Aikido Path - A Healing Journey of Self Discovery. "Rachel Kling is a lifelong writer, an Aikido practitioner of 20 years, and began her career as a psychotherapist when she graduated from Saint Michael’s College with a clinical psychology degree in 2016. She has a Master’s Degree of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Columbia University. She received her blackbelt in aikido in 2011, and has a daily practice of misogi, a form of spiritual purification. Her practice of misogi jo, helps her to conne ..read more